New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-12
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Reporters. inspector, and n.sht w.tchn,cn ~ ann,
pccul ar sghi- Of which l.c lan-laDlr but tnr
Sts htic - enc In the Coffee john oyster house al
-l' Ni'ori' al an early hUur ~un. as morning which
caused mora laughter 90 the SQUARE spectator than
80. smith Russell any oilct conbinition Vet pro,
ducol NJ about 80 a. 3d., a. Coffee John" the
proprietor Of the place. W., hui,h,1s Lelrfy meal
htiu ing large portrrhOus' STEAK. certain p -cii
Who is well known man about town dropp,l in
ana a. hr vailed Tor his slow, tie lon rf'cd
Or all prc,eut inc itIiig several local s'",ts torn
proposed to ca 300 ter, N hnps, an declared
that Lee would back his OHcr ~ r-kng 4lO on his
ability 10 g't away with tn number Tho money
waS put mp an quickly covered. A stakeholder ami
umekccprr were appointed AMI the oy-icr- counted.
the oysters ven to tc opened and eaten In two hours
with huge oysters In the shcll h. iii very ,ort ain
or going homo with go In his Inside pocket. Tho
gamr was calol al Is with hlf a dozen persons
present. At about oclork i reporter AMI two or
or three othors dropped IN. An attendant allowed
cr'd~ 10 open am hip into hl- mouth To-, ster aftrr
oyster until 1@5 hal disappeared He then too, re-
orc Ock. the time tom 10 uutn , beng occupied
I'm opening the rem aInrG - iu thn first pal. ami
,raming IA the shcll the fun 20 contained IN pail
No. =
Al 3 a m. tie sew containing 10 mature. fuu-
blown oysters being cooked AMI tho 30 being
ccutlN Srdmo' 10 open easily. the two lots w"rN
bunchcl. making 373 oN>tci~ %. ON" largo dish. In
bulk thcy would have nea~urc something over three
solid quarts ard were ~ several pornd' weight
\ John seated him>cl, TO this ura II was remarked
by nearly all the SPECTATORS thai no live man coull
cat ali thOSe oysters" INT the wife Of y oyster man.
who until had looked nervous and worried a.
n She was ready TO for a ph' ~icau or call the
notice AT a moment mott e.. now gpi ler courage AMI
Offered to make ltlr e be- ~ 81" that her superior
nlnc-trnths would eat The oysters an win his Wagr
Her money was covered bv the -aeho der ~ the first
bet and other hc'- made In tbs crowd. ~ : tx
Curcc John took secOal rrcrs~ tii- time taking a
short walk I'm the open air. There was y great dcal
of banter anI chin" going the programme was
carried ont. On returning John opened a fresh hot io
Of ale aud began again. II soon became eV'oh u al
ne was fIll and with $50 oysters yet hefor" him ne
ran hs finger down Ms throat with tho usual result
AMI returned to The conquest. This process Ley con
t,nued n'llng and cmrtying his stomach alternately
while thcr, were repeated encureS on mo rmpiNing
ne, one gentleman was affrctN' nv Y thM No was
obliged 10 seek the restoring influence ar hrah OF
outadc mir Tho excitement fora tine Was Ctn-
siderable and tho rcnarks Wcn' many. No uoir pes
we're close. and at 80 CONGO John 'epo>e' oyster
y, 500 with 10 minutes TO .p:fe lie was cheereI
~ a. gina, m extent the hour ot the nlsht ""uu
hermit and TIE doctor declare that hc 'idn sup "se
il posslle and that ho shond have the occurrence
Mace, on record In the annals OF medical exporter, -
The oys.cr man declared mt the clos" OF me o"'ni
that he fell IA well n when beginning In me t"c
hours hr ate a largo number ~ craoker. drank COW
siderable quantity OF strOug cOh,e AM -poNru uI mr.
LottIes of ale At O'Clock Yesterday anrruOch NE Wa
aeen hy a reporter and DECLARE thni hr sle'' VI
during the night ate hearty hr'akfnSt ms nornnt'
and evpercnrci no ircon' c'i""ce rom MS cNp'"'
H.. wants TO close bet OF 81 900 that ne can eat
OoO Oy -tcrs In four hours.